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D S Teixeira1, L G Pelletier2, D Monteiro3,4
1Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal.
European Journal of Sport Science
|October 4, 2019
Summary
Coaches fostering a task-involving climate enhance athletes' enjoyment and motivation, increasing their intention to continue in sports. This positive environment supports basic psychological needs satisfaction, crucial for long-term athletic persistence.
Area of Science:
- Sport Psychology
- Exercise Science
- Youth Sports
Background:
- Understanding factors influencing athlete persistence is crucial for youth sport development.
- Coach behaviors significantly impact athlete experiences and motivation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the serial mediation of basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPN), self-determined motivation (SDM), and enjoyment on the relationship between a task-involving climate and athletes' intentions to persist in sport.
- To identify key mediators in the coach-athlete relationship influencing long-term sport participation.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 799 elite swimmers (males and females, aged 12-22) completed questionnaires assessing coach-created climate, BPN, SDM, enjoyment, and intention to persist.
- Serial mediation analysis was employed to test the proposed model.
Main Results:
- The study confirmed a serial mediation model where a task-involving climate positively influences athletes' intentions to persist.
- Basic psychological needs satisfaction and enjoyment were identified as significant mediators in this relationship.
- Enjoyment emerged as a particularly strong predictor of intention to persist.
Conclusions:
- A task-involving climate fostered by coaches is instrumental in promoting enjoyment and self-determined motivation, thereby enhancing athletes' intentions to continue in their sport.
- Enjoyment is a critical factor linking coach-created climate, psychological needs, motivation, and sustained sport participation.
- Interventions aimed at enhancing task-involving climates and athlete enjoyment can foster long-term engagement in sports.
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